“Prom Night in Mississippi” to get screening, discussion at Warch Cinema

Prom Night in Mississippi was released in 2008, a partnership between director Paul Saltzman and actor Morgan Freeman. It tells the story of a small Mississippi high school holding an integrated prom for the first time. (Photo courtesy of Moving Beyond Prejudice)

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